{
  "id": 3344320,
  "title": "Bruno Fernandes Wins PFA Player of the Year after record-breaking season",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/bruno-fernandes-wins-pfa-player-of-the-year-after-record-breaking",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-25T20:30:29.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/bruno-fernandes-wins-pfa-player-203029687.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Manchester United midfielder Bruno Fernandes has been named the PFA Player of the Year for his record-breaking 2025/26 season. The Portugal international surpassed the previous assist record held by Kevin De Bruyne and Thierry Henry, with a total of 21 assists in the Premier League. Despite Manchester United failing to win any trophies last season, Fernandes edged out fierce competition to claim the prestigious award. The PFA Player of the Year accolade carried extra significance as it was voted on by his fellow professionals in the Professional Footballers Association.",
  "summary": "Bruno Fernandes was named the PFA Player of the Year on Tuesday after a record-breaking 2025/26 season for Manchester United, beating Arsenal's Declan Rice to the prestigious award",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "BBC Sport",
        "title": "Fernandes and Shaw win PFA player of the year awards",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/fernandes-and-shaw-win-pfa-player-of-the-year-awards",
        "published": "2026-08-25T19:47:35.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Punch Nigeria",
        "title": "Man United’s Bruno Fernandes wins 2026 PFA Players’ Player of the Year award",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/man-uniteds-bruno-fernandes-wins-2026-pfa-players-player-of-the-year",
        "published": "2026-08-25T20:12:16.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}